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Kevin Yeary

Republican · TX · Judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 4

Kevin Yeary is the Republican candidate for Judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 4 on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot in Texas. They are the incumbent.

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Track record

Track record — General

General · 2 records

  • Dissented when the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals threw out Fernando Trejo's conviction because his lawyer had not warned him how a guilty plea affects immigration status. Argued the warning rule did not cover Trejo, who was in the country illegally. Judge Slaughter joined the dissent (Ex parte Trejo, WR-89,989-02).

    July 1, 2020

    Source: txcourts.gov · researched August 14, 2026

  • Dissented when the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals declined to hear a burglary case. He argued prosecutors should not have to spell out in the charging document how much of the defendant's body entered the building, and that the court's earlier rule requiring it was wrong (State v. Ingram, PD-0159-20, June 17, 2020).

    June 17, 2020

    Source: txcourts.gov · researched August 14, 2026

Track record — Legal Competence

Legal Competence · 1 favorable

  • Dissented when the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals threw out Fernando Trejo's conviction because his lawyer had not warned him how a guilty plea affects immigration status. Argued the warning rule did not cover Trejo, who was in the country illegally. Judge Slaughter joined the dissent (Ex parte Trejo, WR-89,989-02).

    July 1, 2020Favorable on Legal Competence

    Source: txcourts.gov · researched August 14, 2026

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Profile last researched July 17, 2026.